| 生剥;生剥げ | [なまはげ, namahage] (n) folklore demons of the Oga Peninsula (villagers dress up as namahage on New Year's Eve and frighten children) [Add to Longdo] |
| 村芝居 | [むらしばい, murashibai] (n) play put on in a village; play put on by villagers [Add to Longdo] |
| 鳥追い;鳥追 | [とりおい, torioi] (n) (1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan [Add to Longdo] |
| 百日紅;猿滑;猿滑り | [さるすべり;ひゃくじつこう(百日紅);しび(猿滑);サルスベリ, sarusuberi ; hyakujitsukou ( sarusuberi ); shibi ( saru katsu ); sarusuberi] (n) (uk) crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) [Add to Longdo] |
